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Point of clarification: only capitalist governments can be violent

Point of clarification: Marx said the state would wither away, therefore Communist countries do not have "government." "Violence" by Communists is actually resistance to capitalist oppression, therefore it cannot be "violence."

[Anamensis]

Point of clarification: Marx said the state would wither away, therefore Communist countries do not have "government." "Violence" by Communists is actually resistance to capitalist oppression, therefore it cannot be "violence."

Ahhh... yes... you're right! Once one understands, everything becomes so clear!